MET POD

In this episode our CEO, Mary Davies, is joined by Nicky Watson, Assistant Headteacher at Great Hollands Primary School, to discuss the range of strategies she has used to transform students' writing! Nicky not only shares the comprehensive whole-school writing approach that Great Hollands have worked to develop, but also reflects eloquently on the process of initiating, managing, and sustaining long-term change within an organisation. 

If you would like to follow up any of the references mentioned by Nicky, do check out the links below...

Pie Corbett writing techniques: https://www.teachwire.net/news/pie-corbett-encourage-good-literacy-habits-with-these-shared-writing-techni

Kotter's 8 Step Process for Leading Change: https://www.kotterinc.com/8-steps-process-for-leading-change/ 

In this week's episode of MET Pod, we are joined by Laura Hawkins, Class Teacher at Great Hollands Primary School, to explore Barry Carpenter's concept of the 'Recovery Curriculum'. We discuss a range of strategies for ensuring that our students continue to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally now that they are back in school, and consider how we can embed aspects of the 'Recovery Curriculum' in our long-term and whole-school planning. 

Take a look at the following links to find out more about Carpenter and the 'Recovery Curriculum':

https://www.evidenceforlearning.net/recoverycurriculum/

https://barrycarpentereducation.com/2020/04/23/the-recovery-curriculum/

In this week's episode of MET Pod, Katy Hardman, Head of Science at Maiden Erlegh Chiltern Edge, shares the wide range of strategies she has used to engage students in Science from the moment they step into the classroom in Year 7! Join us to hear Katy's invaluable reflections on how sequencing, practicals, and embracing the academic rigour of a subject can help students to embrace the intricacies of the curriculum.

Join us for a MET Pod roundtable discussion on effective recall and retrieval in the Modern Foreign Languages classroom! This week we are joined by Ana Bruna, MFL Teacher at Maiden Erlegh School, and Gianluca Raso, Curriculum Leader for Spanish at Maiden Erlegh School and for pedagogy in MFL across the Trust. Ana and Gianluca share a fantastic range of strategies for embedding recall and retrieval within lessons, consider the extent to which successful recall and retrieval are products of curriculum sequencing, and offer top tips for teachers looking to develop their practice in this area. With such wide-ranging and innovative recommendations, this is a must listen for all staff, not only our MFL colleagues!

Take a look at these resources if you are interested in following up the references made by Ana and Gianluca:

Chiles, M., The CRAFT of Assessment: A whole school approach to assessment for learning (2020) 

Gianfranco Conit's blog: https://gianfrancoconti.com/

Jones, K., Retrieval Practice: research and resources for every classroom (2019)

Steve Smith's blog: https://frenchteachernet.blogspot.com/

Join us as we explore the fascinating topic of student motivation with Ally Aldridge Gibbons, Teacher of Maths at Maiden Erlegh School in Reading! Ally gives us the low-down on the latest research into the factors which shape students' attitude to learning, the research-informed strategies we can trial in our own classrooms to enhance motivation, and how we can use remote learning to experiment with methods of increasing student motivation.

Take a look at these resources if you are interested in following up the references made by Ally: 

Dweck, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success (2007)

Hudley, Cynthia et al., Academic Motivation and the Culture of School in Childhood and Adolescence (2008) 

Scherer, R. & Nilsen, T., The Relations Among School Climate, Instructional Quality, and Achievement Motivation in Mathematics (2016)